Capital Punishment
Capital Punishment is a profoundly complex and controversial aspect of the criminal justice system. This section provides articles that explore the history, legal frameworks, and ethical debates surrounding Capital Punishment in various jurisdictions. Correctional professionals can gain insights into the procedures, implications, and ongoing discussions about using the death penalty. Understanding Capital Punishment is crucial for those involved in its administration and those engaged in broader criminal justice reform efforts. For further context, explore related topics on supermax prisons.
Dwight Eaglin, who killed Corrections Officer Darla Lathrem and an inmate during a failed escape, will face a new sentencing phase under Florida’s revised death penalty law
Under the plan, Ohio prisons would be directed to pursue lethal injection drugs in partnership with the DOJ and provide twice-yearly progress reports
Mikal Mahdi was sentenced to death for the 2004 killing of Orangeburg Officer James Myers, whom he ambushed and shot at least eight times
Texas alone has executed 560 people since 1976, accounting for 37.5% of the total 1,493 executions
The man is the sixth member to die in the group of inmates who fatally shot an officer 11 times during a robbery
Since the state reinstated the death penalty in 1978, it has executed 13 inmates, the last one in 2006
As California’s attorney general, Harris defended the state’s use of the death penalty
Leaders are criticizing the decision, saying it’s offensive to loved ones and the justice they deserve
Notable inmates out of more than 700 people on the nation’s largest death row
California’s new governor signed an executive order placing moratorium on executions on the nation’s largest death row
The order will grant temporary reprieves to all 737 condemned inmates on California’s death row
Despite complaints, the Senate voted to expand the secrecy surrounding the state’s lethal injection drug supply
At the heart of the case before the state Supreme Court is whether Pennsylvania’s death penalty system is so flawed that it violates the state Constitution’s prohibition on cruel punishment
The governor delayed three executions to give the prison system for time to develop a new lethal injection method
A Texas inmate was executed Thursday evening for the killings that happened nearly 30 years ago
The man was sentenced to die for the deaths of three people as well as stealing guns and cash in a plot to create and whites-only nation
The justices ruled 5-3 on Wednesday in favor of inmate Vernon Madison, who killed a police officer in 1985
The governor ordered the prison system to come up with a new lethal drug protocol after a federal judge’s scathing critique of the first drug in Ohio’s method
The recent history of capital punishment in the U.S. has been marked by declining popularity and usage
Prosecutors have insisted on seeking the death penalty
The Supreme Court wouldn’t hear the case of an inmate who was charged with robbing, kidnapping, murdering and burying alive three people
The Houston district attorney agreed that the inmate should be spared the death penalty
The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals had stayed the execution over the religious arguments, but the U.S. Supreme Court allowed it to proceed
A Circuit Court of Appeals granted an indefinite stay for the inmate a day before he was scheduled to be executed for slaying a teenager two decades ago
Similar lawsuits have been filed in recent years, as prison officials struggle to find lethal injection drug suppliers
The inmate is charged with the deaths of deputies Patrick Rohrer and Theresa King, who were killed while transporting him back to jail after a hearing
Legislators are expected to consider changes to state law that will allow them to resume executions
The state say(s) a Christian prison chaplain does not have to be present for the Muslim inmate’s execution
The bill is an attempt to address inabilities to carry out lethal injections because of the lack of chemicals needed
Robert Jennings received lethal injection for the July 1988 fatal shooting of Officer Elston Howard during a robbery
A Muslim inmate said the state violated his rights by having a Christian prison chaplain stand near him while he’s executed
Death row inmate Robert Jennings was condemned for the 1988 slaying of Officer Elston Howard during a robbery
An Ohio governor delayed a man’s execution next month to look at lethal injection alternatives
